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Diaspora vs Expat - What's the difference?

diaspora | expat |

As nouns the difference between diaspora and expat

is that diaspora is the dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Captivity while expat is an expatriate; a person who lives outside his or her own country.

As a proper noun Diaspora

is the dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.

diaspora

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Diaspora)
  • The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.
  • The Jews so dispersed, taken collectively.
  • A similar dispersion.

    • Usage notes

    * (similar dispersion) In this sense the term is frequently qualified, for example as “the African Diaspora”.

    expat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ex-pat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expatriate; a person who lives outside his or her own country.